Roald Dahl's The Witches

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Melven L @Melvenjdash 1d The best childhood movie that got a remake is amazing And slightly better than the original See more Ryan R @Patchwerk88 2d It's entertaining and fun, but that's about it. Anne Hathaway does an evil witch a little too well... See more Luke S @RT28456481 Jul 29 The plot holes were too stupid even for a kid's movie See more Ida T @RT20621651 Jul 28 Loved the book as a child, and thought I'd give the movie a go. Spencer does an excellent job as the grandmother, she really holds the spirit of the character, and Jahzir Bruno was very charming. The design of the witches was perfect, and I loved the costumes in general. Tucci is always fun, and Hathaway was a truly scary villain. All the best scenes are between the human characters. Unfortunately, the moment the children turn into mice there's a lot of filler CGI action scenes that robs the movie of soul and good plot. The originally heartfelt moment when they discuss the life span of mice fall incredibly flat. I'll never understand why Scandinavian villains are given German accents. For some reason we are also served an army of child soldiers? And apparently fat jokes never grow old... A movie with a lot of great potential which could've been really good, but instead the final half dropped the ball. Not bad, but I don't have a desire to rewatch. See more Petros T @PetrosTserpelis Jul 27 Looking at the cast and crew, it's promising, but they really dropped the ball. Anne Hathaway and Chris Rock are just miscast, Octavia Spencer is on autopilot, and only Stanley Tucci remains as a reliable presence. The CGI is too obvious and cannot match the gravitas of good practical work, silly subplots and character moments are added and only serve to create weaknesses in the story, and the film soon descends into offensively brainless family entertainment territory. A big missed opportunity. See more Amie J @RT91190968 May 9 Im so over them destroying great films. Ive give it one because I normally love anne hathoway and Chris rock. Turned it off half way and put on the original See more Read all reviews

Roald Dahl's The Witches

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